Automobile ornament



Aug. 19 1924.

E. M. SCANLAN AUTOMOBILE ORNAMENT Filed Aug. 7, 1923 far/ M.

Patented Aug, 18, 1924;

UlTED STATES EAR-L M. scnnnnn, on DENVER, conon-Ano.

AUTOMOBILE ORNAMENT.

Application filed August '7, 1923. Serial No. 656,211.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EARL M. SQANLAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Ornaments, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ornaments for automobiles and mostparticularly to ornaments designed to display the initials of the ownerof a motor vehicle, in the form of. a monogram, at the front of theradiator of the same.

It is an object of my invention to provide a monogram of the abovedescribed type, composed of two or more separate metal characters whichare interwoven and rigidly fastened together at their points ofintersection.

A further object of the invention is to provide a monogram thusconstructed, with simple and convenient means for fastening it to thehoneycomb web at the front of an automobile radiator, and still anotherobject of the invention is to'produce a monogram of the above describedcharacter which is composed of metal characters of uniform proportions.

By the use of my invention, two or more letters of an alphabet may bequickly combined into a monogram of artistic and ornamental appearance,which is readily fastened at the front of an automobile by. the meansprovided for that purpose.

It is a salient feature of the invention that the letters combined intothe monogram are fastened together without the use of frames, cross barsor other extraneous supports, and therefore, are similar in appearanceto the costly monograms cut out of a single metal plate, at present inuse.

The letters employed in producing the monograms of my invention, areseparately cut or stamped from sheets of metal of suflicient pliabilityto permit of the letters being interwoven into any desired combinationand they may be nickel-plated, silvered,

oxidized or otherwise finished to enhance their ornamental appearance. I

An embodiment of my invention has been illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in the several views of which like parts are.

similarly designated and in which Figure 1 represents a face view of amonogram made of the letters G, M and E,in accordance with my invention;

' Figure 2, a reverse view of the same, and Figure 3, a section taken onthe line 3-3, Figure 1.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the three characters G, -M-and R- which as stated before, are made separately of pliable sheetmetal, have been designated by the reference numeral 5.

The letters .are interwoven bybending parts of one'over the edges ofintersecting parts of another and they are rigidly fastened'together attheir points of intersection by patches of solder 6. .This method ofconnecting the letters is preferred by reason of its simplicity, easeofapplication and cheapness, but I desire it understood that otherfastening means such as rivets or the like, may be used within thespirit and scope of the invention.

The means for fastening the monogram to an automobile, consistin theconstruction shown inthe drawings, of slender wires T of pliable metalone end of which is fastened at the back of the monogram by patches ofsolder 8.

To fasten the monogram to the radiator, the wires are inserted throughmeshes of the honeycomb web thereof and they are bent upon the rearsurface of the web after the monogram has been drawn against the frontof the same.

It will be apparent that while the ornaments constructed in accordancewith my I initials.

The letters are interwoven and fastened together in the mannerhereinbefore de scribed, in a few minutes and the ornaments may thus beproduced at a very low cost.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Pat- 1. 'An automobile ornament of the character described,comprising; monogram composed'of a plura-llty of termlnally'v freeinterwoven characters made separately. of pliable metal and fastenedtogether at their points of intersection.

2. An automobile ornament of the. character described, comprising amonogram composed of a'plurality of-termina-lly freeinterwovencharacters made separately of pliable metal and solderedtogether at& their points of intersection.

3.- An automobile ornament of the character described, comprising amonogram composed of a plurality of terminally free interwovencharacters made separately. of

pliable metal andfastenedtogether at their acter described, comprising amonogram= composedzof a pluralltyof'termlnally free interwovencharacters made separately of pliable metal andfastened together attheir points; of. intersection, and means for securing. the ornament toan automobile or the like, fastened at the back of the monogram.

5'. An automobile ornament of the character described, comprising amonogram composed of a plurality of terminally free interwovencharacters made separately of pliable metal and fastened together attheir points of intersection, and means for securing the ornament toanautomobile or. the like, fastened by solder, at the back-of themonogram. 4 a 6. Any automobile ornament of the character described,comprising a monogram.-

composed of' a plurality of interwoven characters made separately ofpliable metal In testimony whereof I have aflixed signature:

EARL M. SCANLAN.

